The Modern Book Burners
Sep 7, 2026 · 4 min · 4 segments
Send us Fan Mail This is the story about a large scale operation, possibly illegal, in buying second hand books, scraping their contents before…
Sep 7, 2026 · 4 min · 4 segments
Send us Fan Mail This is the story about a large scale operation, possibly illegal, in buying second hand books, scraping their contents before…
Tudor RickardsHost
It was drawn to my attention by a regular contribution to my newsletter, who sent me this intriguing message.
I've read this article a week or so ago and it made me think about our conversation about your books being scanned for AI use.
However, eventually the knowledge in paperback format is lost, except Big Brother has the knowledge codified.
Mankind may well be building a machine capability that ultimately becomes its undoing.
It was drawn to my attention by a regular contribution to my newsletter, who sent me this intriguing message.
I've read this article a week or so ago and it made me think about our conversation about your books being scanned for AI use.
However, eventually the knowledge in paperback format is lost, except Big Brother has the knowledge codified.
Mankind may well be building a machine capability that ultimately becomes its undoing.
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